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Brown-headed Barbet

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

Large Green Barbet

Native Habitat

Forests

Diet

Fruits, Insects

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Brown-headed Barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus

A green and brown barbet with prominent pale streaks on its brown head and breast. The brown throat and green wings with white speckling on the shoulders are characteristic of this species. Also note the large area of dull yellow facial skin and the brown-yellow bill that both turn orange-red when breeding

Regional Names
  • Bhojpuri:
    कोटुर, बड़ा बसन्ता
  • Gujarati:
    લીલો કંસારો
  • Kannada:
    ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕುಟ್ರ
  • Malayalam:
    വലിയ ചെങ്കണ്ണൻ കുട്ടുറുവൻ
  • Marathi:
    तपकिरी डोक्याचा तांबट
  • Nepali:
    कुमछिर्के कुथुर्के
  • Tamil:
    பச்சைக் குக்குறுவான்
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Taxanomy

PICIFORMES
MEGALAIMIDAE
Psilopogon zeylanicus